Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that since the beginning of the special operation, about 3 thousand foreign mercenaries had been destroyed, APA's Moscow correspondent reports.
"Since the beginning of Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine, about three thousand foreign mercenaries have been destroyed. Due to the high losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the flow of foreign mercenaries is decreasing: "Since the start of the special operation, their number has decreased by more than 3.5 times," Shoigu stressed.